But for Sunday, Mother Nature has sent in the clouds and showers along with it. We’ll start off with some light showers for the morning hours, mostly across the River Valley and the Ouachitas and then see more widespread shower coverage into the afternoon and especially the evening hours. Our highs for Sunday will be rather chilly for this time of year…only in the mid-50s for Northwest Arkansas and barely reaching the low 60s for the River Valley.

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By this evening, the heavier showers will move in and we’ll see the rainfall continue overnight and bleed into what’s looking to be a potentially soggy Monday morning commute. All in all, we’re expecting about ¼ to ½ an inch of rain stretching from Fayetteville to Fort Smith. The highest rainfall totals will be found along the spine of the Ouachitas, with upwards of ¾ to a full inch expected there.

Showers look to hang around for Monday too. After we’re done with the batch for the morning, we’ll see another fire up for the afternoon, with a few rumbles of thunder possible too. Highs for Monday will be pretty similar to Sunday…in the mid-50s to low 60s.

But if the gray and rain isn’t quite your cup of tea, you’ll be happy to know that sunshine and warmer weather does make a return soon! By Wednesday, we clear out and see a surge of warmer air back into the region…boosting our temps back up to the 60s and 70s. Thursday looks to be the warmest day, with ample sunshine and highs in the mid to upper 70s!

So cloister yourself in your favorite coffee shop today if you want to avoid the rain and get ready for fair weather to return by midweek.